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Norton, Don E. (1934-)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1934-

Biographical History

Don E. Norton (1934- ) is a retired English professor in Utah.

Don Evan Norton Jr. was born on December 5, 1934 in Zurich, Montana to Don E. Norton and Vera Camilla Murphy. He moved with his family to Burley, Idaho in the 1940s, and graduated from Burley High School. He then attended Brigham Young University, earning a bachelor's degree in 1959 and a master's in 1961.

In 1967, Norton joined the university faculty, working in the English Department and the Department of Linguistics and English Language. His academic interests focused on the usage, grammar, and history of the English language. He has also written on history and doctrine, and has been involved in oral history work. Norton retired from Brigham Young University in 2004.

Citation:
Nibley, H. Old Testament and related studies, c1986: t.p. (Don E. Norton)

Modern perspectives on Nauvoo, c2003: t.p. (Don Norton)

Deseret news, July 31, 2011 (Don Norton; b. in Zurich, Mont.; moved to Burley, Idaho at age 11; graduated from Burley High School; attended Brigham Young University; worked in English Department and Department of Linguistics and English Language, retired from BYU in 2004; specialties: usage, grammar, and history of English language; interest in personal history)

UPB files, May 6, 2014 (Don E. Norton; BA, Brigham Young University, 1959; MA, Brigham Young University, 1961; started work at Brigham Young University, 1967)

Ancestry.com, via WWW, May 6, 2014 (Don Norton; Don E. Norton; Don Evan Norton; Don E. Norton, Jr.; b. Dec. 5, 1934; parents: Don E. Norton and Vera Camilla Murphy)

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Oral history interview with Russell Walter Dempsey, approximately 1990-2017

 File — Carton 1: [Barcode: 31197239252726], Folder: 20
Identifier: MSS 9148 File 20
Scope and Contents

Histories of Russell Walter Dempsey, dated 1990-2017.

Dates: approximately 1990-2017
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 9148, Don E. Norton interviews with veterans

Stories of three musketeers who fought in the battles of World War II / Frederick T. Baird, approximately 2009

 Item — Carton 4: [Barcode: 31197239125617], Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 9148 Item 7
Scope and Contents

Autobiography of Frederick Baird and short World War II biographies of two of his friends which, combined with himself, he refers to as the Three musketeers: Cecil Losse and Archie Millett. Also includes photocopies of photographs and of hand written letters from Jack (Marion) Monk who served with the three men in the European theater of World War II.

Dates: approximately 2009
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 9148, Don E. Norton interviews with veterans

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